PowerColor Announces PIMP MY RIG Competition

[Zytek_Fan]

You're gonna need more than bad hardware to get a super low score

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8679136

BTW, you didn't run the nature game test.

[lowfat]

Well I guess it is possible to run 3D03 too slowly I left it run the past 8 hours and it didn't even finish yet. I checked how it scored and it was N/A for each one Even though it is a DX9 videocard.

[Zytek_Fan]

Son of a b*tch, I can't run half the benchamrks on it

[hersounds]

and what's up if someone run with onboard video ( dx 9 of course ) but with only one module of ram with large laaarge latency, underclocked micro,and windows vista with no patches !!!!

really very funny but i don't interested in agp videocard

[Zytek_Fan]

I'm gonna have to go steal the GeForce 2 out of my ancient PC...

[[XC] gomeler]

Underclocked my 8400GS and it actually froze up Never thought it was possible to run a GPU TOO slow, apparently sub-100MHz and it locks up. Almost done tweaking the card, then some driver tweaks and I'll see if I can get sub 100 3DMarkrs. Currently at 118/236/79 core/shader/mem and 3D01 runs like a slideshow 3D03 will be painful to run

[MuffinFlavored]

AMD Phenoms chance to shine!

[Big SturL]

My laptop scores a whopping 113 points, wonder if that puppy can even qualify!

[phelan1777]

I have to run it on my laptop :p

Its a Centrino @ 1.6 (I think).

[[XC] gomeler]

Does anyone know how to search through the ORB to see the competition? Doesn't seem to support a title search?

[NickS]

AMD Phenoms chance to shine!

ROFL! That actually made me start dying. It's terrible but wow. It takes a good bit to make me actually laugh out loud about something said on the internet.

[MuffinFlavored]

ROFL! That actually made me start dying. It's terrible but wow. It takes a good bit to make me actually laugh out loud about something said on the internet.

I try.

There are so many things possible.
Underclock graphics card, processor, load RAM during test, load hard drive during test, load CPU during test, try and find an application that doesn't need focus to load the GPU during test, possibly hook up another monitor and clone whatever is displayed on one monitor to the next, creating double the load, minimal amounts of RAM (like 128mb).

Laptops are a great candidate too. (which is kind of depressing)

Call k|ngp|n, tell him there is a new crave, he doesn't have to get high scores anymore, just lowest.

[phelan1777]

I try.

There are so many things possible.
Underclock graphics card, processor, load RAM during test, load hard drive during test, load CPU during test, try and find an application that doesn't need focus to load the GPU during test, possibly hook up another monitor and clone whatever is displayed on one monitor to the next, creating double the load, minimal amounts of RAM (like 128mb).

Laptops are a great candidate too. (which is kind of depressing)

Call k|ngp|n, tell him there is a new crave, he doesn't have to get high scores anymore, just lowest.

lol he would come up with a 1pt score!

[[XC] gomeler]

156 3DMarks in 3D03 Was done with an 8400GS @ 110/220/80, trying some more hacks and tweaks but I think cracking 100 points will be damn near impossible.

[Martijn]

I am going to try this on my Inspiron 6000... I did 150 on that with everything on stock (GMA900/1GB/1.86 Sonoma)...

Now let's see what it does with a downclocked GMA900, 512MB, loads of apps, defragmenting, scanning for viruses and memtest... WITH the CPU downclocked to 100Mhz

[hifiking]

I'm hooking up a system now, with parts so old they don't have names. The PCB's are all yellow, and it looks 80'ish. The CPU is an AMD and the GFX has 32MB ram. I hope it can run 03.

[Kasparz]

There is no DX9 capable videocard with 32MB of VRAM, none.

[Martijn]

I am going to try this on my Inspiron 6000... I did 150 on that with everything on stock (GMA900/1GB/1.86 Sonoma)...

Now let's see what it does with a downclocked GMA900, 512MB, loads of apps, defragmenting, scanning for viruses and memtest... WITH the CPU downclocked to 100Mhz

LOLOL, just tried these settings and I got 1 fps and lower in Nature. I guess I have a chance

EDIT: after 1.5 hours of benching (yes, that was one whole run), I managed to score 36 points .

[[XC] gomeler]

NOO! 81 3DMarks with an E8400, 8400GS, X38-DS4, and 1GB of ram. This is nearly 1% of the score I achieved in the XS 8400GS contest

[Martijn]

NOO! 81 3DMarks with an E8400, 8400GS, X38-DS4, and 1GB of ram. This is nearly 1% of the score I achieved in the XS 8400GS contest

Yeah, it is kind of strange to imagine that there are systems way over a 1000 times faster than yours at that time

[[XC] gomeler]

Well when it is the exact same system but tweaked in an opposite direction, it's hilarious. Doing another run and it's taking a few minutes to load Troll's Lair. Hope it doesn't lock up this time, hard drives are still thrashing though.

[lapdog]

I managed to submit a 50 with a Tforce6100 and 3800+ X2. May be it's worth trying my Venice. I thought about putting together a socket 370 rig with a Coppermine Celeron, a fx5600 and Vista, but I don't know...6100 onboard is pretty slow. I wonder how low the winning score will be? Probably will be a PCI FX5200.

[[XC] gomeler]

I have a feeling if I had a FX5xxx series card I could be sub 20 points. I hit 67 points with an 8400GS and an E8400, if that isn't crazy tweaking I don't know what is

[THRASHER2]

This is the REAL PIMP MY RIG!

[dinos22]

You're gonna need more than bad hardware to get a super low score

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8679136

got a geforce 2 MX PCI card in my benmching rig

watch out